Davenport-bed.



T. B. SCHULI'E.

DAVENPORT BBD.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1912,'

1,093,565. Patented Apry14, 1914.

SHEETS-SHEET 1.

T. BJSGHULTB, DAVENPORT BBD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1912.

Patented Apr.l1 4, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. l

' 'UNrTED .STAT- Es PATENT OFFICE.

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Application'mea september 1s, 1912. serial nu. rames.

`To all 'u'm-mjit may con-erw Be 1t known that LTnnononn B. SQHULTF.,

of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and u seful improvements in davenport bedsand particularly to an improvement on the bed shown in my pendingapplication Serial-llo..

The object of this invention 'is to provide an article of the characterindicatedwhich can be cheaply manufactured and which will be simple inconstruction, durable and easily operated. y

A further obej ect of my invention is to provide an article of this kindwhich will take up much less room than articles of this kind now on themarket.

My invention, therefore, consists in the features of construction andcombination and arrangement of parts, described in the specification,pointed out in the claims and illustrated inthe accompanyin drawings.

Referring to the drawings igure 1 is a front elevation of a davenportembodying my invention.A Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinalsection showing the bed portion extended as when in use. Fig. 5 is adetail view of a portion of the bed. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6,Fig. )4., Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7, Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a detailview of the catch for holding the bed sections in their proper positionswhen extended. Fig. 9 is a view in perspective showing a'portion of theback of the bed. Y

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the main frame comprisesfour uprights or posts 1, a pair of top side bars 3, a pair of bottomside bars 1, a rear top bar 5, a rear bottom bar 6 anda front bottom bar7. The sides of the frame are not filled inwith upholsterybut are leftope'n, to insure'a circu` lation of air.A On each of the bottom sidebars 4; arrangeda track. 11j orspporting the spring mattress, Sections,.ast-.willbe de? scribed later. The mattress itself `s" made 1nSpcciation of Letters Pat-ent.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.-

fra-me, sl1own at 12, 13 and 14. The section l 12 1s pirotally supportedat its inner end bef tween the rear posts of the main frame by lmeans ofhanger plates 15` each of which has z a small trunnion 16 which enters ahole in the adjacent side of the frame of the said l mattress section.The hanger plates are secured to the said posts ,by means of screws andby simply y'adjusting the position of the plates backward or forwardorf-up' or down the mattress section can be readily adjusted to itsproper 'position in the main' frame. The section 12 is divided by atransverse bar 18 into two portions and the portion between the bar 18and the pivoted end of the section is provided with'a cover 19 of anysuitable The portion between` the bar 18 and the front or free end ofthesection is upholsteredon. one side, as indicated at 22. Now whemthesection is in the position-illustrated in Fig. 4 the said section formsthe first or head section of the mattress, but when the said. section isswung up to the vertical position, shown most clearly in Fig. 3, thesaid section forms the back'of the davenport and the upholstered portion22 forms the upholstery for the back of the davenport and thecompartment 20 forms atplace in which pillows and the like may be storedTn order to assist thelifting of the pivoted section 12 a pair of coilsprings 24 are se.- cured to the rear end'of the said section and thesaid springs are also secured to the rear bottom bar 6 of the mainframe. Between arranged, one end of each bow-spring being secured to thebar 6V and the other end of each bow-spring being operatively connectedwith the rear end Vof the section 12 by means of a coil spring 26 andsaid springs 2,6 are 'ing and `raising of section. 'N

material so that a compartment 20 is formed.

v| three sections, each section having a separate the springs 24 a pairof bow-springs 25 are made stronger than the springs 24. On the l thepivoted section is broughtto a horizontal position, all the sprin areput under tension and particularly t e larger coil springs 26 connectedwith the 'bow-springs 25 and vthe tension of the sprin-gs is such thatthe lbe yunder'tension a very s ight force will cause the'section toswingup the rest of the `way.l untilV it ,assumes a vertical position.Stops 28 are mounted on theV rearfposts of rthe-'mainA frame to preventthe section 12 from swinging too far back when raised.

- The. central mattress section 13 is adapted torest on or be supportedby tracks 11 in the main frame when the bed is closed and the frame ofthe said Vsection 13 is provided on its bottom with a series of rollersv29, whichengage. said tracks 11, so that the said' section can be easilypulledy out or f shoved back on the said tracks. This section 13 isprovided with a pair of le s 30` whichare hinged to the front part o theframe so that they can fold u at each side of the frame. When the saivsection 13 is pulled out the front end thereof is supported y the saidlegs while the rear end remains supported in the main frame by the meanswhichv will now be described :-A pair of track forming bars 31 arearranged to eX- tend between the rear bar 6 and the front bar 7 ofthemain frame. The said bars 31 are slightly inclined forwardly and haveseat forming depressions 32 attheir front ends. To ,the rear vend of themattress sec-v tion 13 is'hinged a supporting member 33 which in thiscase conslsts of a board which member 33 extends extends from side toside ofthe mattress section. To the rear face of the supporting member33 are secured a pair of brackets 34 and on each bracket is mounted a.U-shaped spring 35 which extends downwardly at an angle `to thesupporting member and the lower portion of each sprin always remain incontact with the adjacent ar 31. The o eration of this supporting member33 w1ll be` understood by referring to Figs, 3 and 4. In Fig. 4 themattress section 13 is shown drawn out from the main frame and when thesectionis' in this position the supporting down from the section 13 at asli ht inclination and the lower edge thereo rests in the seats 32 andthe lower ends of the springs 35 rest on the bars 31. Now when thesection 12 is raised by the means hereinafter described and the section13 is moved, to push it back into the main frame, the supporting member33 folds down against the-I. tension ofv the 1. springs `35 andfthej endofthe Section 13 sinks vdown until the rollers on the bottom thereofengage the rails 11 and as the sc ction is pushed farther back into themam .frame the supportin member 33 remains forward movement of thesupport being.

thus arrested the support will swing u to an approximately verticalposition in which movement it will be assisted by the springs 35, andthereby raises the rear end of the mattress section 13.

The method of connectin the section 13 or the center section with t esection 12 or first section is as follows :-One end of an iron bar 42 ispivot-ally secured near the middle of the first section 12, as at 43,and to ther opposite end of said bar42 is secured one end of a smalllink 44, the other end of which is pivotally secured to the rear end ofthe section 13 at the center thereof. When the device is used as adavenport, the section 12 will be in a vertical position and the section13 will be in a horizontal position and resting entirely on the mainframe. If it is desired to place the sections in their proper posit-ionfor using the device as a ed the section 13 is pulled forward and whilethe section 13 is being drawn out, it' will`pull down the section 12 bymeans of the. bar 42 and connectin link 44, so that the said section 12will swing down into the placev formerly occupied by the section 13.

Now, as before mentioned, the tension of the counterbalancing springs is'suldcient'to hold the front end of the ysection 12 in a positionintermediate its vertical and horizontal positions and in order to holdthe said section down in a horizontal position the following means isprovided z-At the center of the rear end of the section 13 ispivotallymounted a -hook 47 which is adapted to engage the front end ofthe section 12. On the hook 47 is arranged a strap 48. Through the strap48 is assed one end. of a rod 49 and'in the end of) the rod is secured apin 50.A The rod 49 extends to the front end of the mattress section 13and on the front end of said rod 49 is secured a rin 51. Now when it isdesired to lock the two sections together the rod 49 is shoved backwhich causes the hook 47 to swing down and enga e the front end of themattress section en it is desired to disengage the sections therod 49 ispulled forward and when the pin 50 on the inner end of said rod strikesthe strap 48 it. causes the hook 47 Ato swing out of engagement withthefrOnt end of the mattress section',12

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` The end or foot section 14 is liinged at its rear end to the centersection by means of hinges 57 of the usual construction so that the saidsection 14 can be folded over on top of the section 13. The side whichlis up 'when the section 14 is folded over on thel section 1 3 isupholstered to form the seat of the davenport. At its front end saidsection vice is provided for engaging the ends of the bed covers, whichis arranged as follows z-In the end frame of thesection are formed.several grooves 60.` shown most clearly in Fig, 5,' and to said end ishinged a plate 61 which is arranged to overlap said grooves. spring 62is provided for holding the plate 61 against the end board. To

secure the covers the plate 61 is pulled back' and the ends of thecovers are insert-ed between the plate and the end of the bed section,and the plate is Vthen released and the spring 62 clamps it against theends of the covers.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from theforegoing descrip` tion.

If the device is being used for' a davenport, as shown in Fig. 1, and itis desired to convert it into a bed, as shown in Fig. 4, it is onlynecessary to take hold of and pull out the section 13, as far as it willcome. As

the section 13 moves out the rear end thereof will be lifted up by theupward swing of the supporting member 33 so that the rear end of the bedis raised to the height it occupies when the bed is open. After thesection 13 has been pulled out the legs 30 are swung down so as tosupport the front end. Now as the section 13 moves out the section 12will be-swung down from its vertical position by the means beforedescribed but will remain slightly tilted above the rear end of theframe 13. The front end of the section 12 is then pressed down by handand the rod 49 is shoved back so that the hook 47 engages the front endof the section 12 locking the said sect-ion down. The section 14 is thenfolded down parallel with the section 13 and the legs at the fro-nt endthereof are swung down to support the same; When it is desired toreconvert the bed into a davenport the section 14 is folded over on thesection 13, the rod 49 is pulled out disengaging the hook at the frontend of the section 12 and permitting the section 12 to swing up. Thesection 13 is then' pushed back and as it .moves back the supportingmember 33 will swing down allowing the rear end of the section 13 tomove down until the rollers on the bottoni thereof come in contactwiththe tracks11, and as the said section is pushed farther back intothe mainframe it will shove up the section 12 by the means beforedescribed 'until 4.the said section assumes a vertical position /formingthe back of the davenport. v

In order to conceal the front end of the `section 13and give a finish tothe front of the davenport I provide a front board which consists ofltwosections 65 and 66 which are secured ,together by means of hinges67. The section 65 is provided at each side near "its lower .edge with asmall trunnio-n 68 which .has a bearing inthe adjacent side post of themain frame, and at each slde of the same section 65, near the top` edge,1s mount- 'ed a spring bolt 69, the end of which is adapted to enter asocket 69 in the adjacentsidel post.` A cord 70 is connected to eachbolt and the cords are carried over small rollers 71 and through an eye72 anda small ring is secured at the ends of the cords to provide a grippiece therefor. By pulling the said cords the bolts can be withdrawnfrom the Jsockets in the side posts. At the top edge of the/section 66are secured a number of small plates 73 which project l beyond the edge,and at the front edge in the bottom ofthe frame 14 are formed a seriesof-sockets 74 arranged toreceive the pro- `jecting ends of said plates.The outer face of the section 66 is preferably upholstered, as shown at.75.

l In order to provide means for supporting the bed coverings when not inuse a bar 78 vis provided which extends between the rear side posts ofthe frame. This bar 78 `has crank arms 79 at each end thereof which aresupported in small journals 80 mounted on the posts. At the end of eacharm 79 is a st op forming member 81. When the bed is closed the bar willextend a little at the rear of the supporting posts and the stops on thecrank arms will hold the arms out at a right angle to the rear face ofsaid posts. Now when the bed is open and it is'desired' to place thecoverings on the bar the bar is swung around on the crank arms so thatit is brought in toward the front of the supporting posts ymaking itreadily accessible.

What I claim is,-

v1. In a device of the character indicated, a main frame, a headmattress section pivotally supported in said main frame and capable ofbeing raised toa vertical position to form a seat back or lowered to ahorizontal position to form a bed section, a middle mattress sectionslidably mounted in said main frame in a plane below the plane occupiedby the head section when said section is in a horizontal position, meanssupported by the main frame and operatively connected with said middlesection for raising said middle section to the planeY of the headsection when said middle section llo . is pulled out and means forsupporting the front end of said middle section.

2. In'a device of the character indicated,-

horizontal position, means supported by the main frame and operativelyconnected with said middle section for raising said middle section tothe plane of the head section when said middle section is pulled out,means for supporting the front end of said middle section, a footmattress section hinged to said middle section and capable of beingeither folded over on top of said middle section or` folded down beyondsaid middle section to form a horizontal continuation of said midvdlesection and legs operatively connected tothe front end of said footsection.

3. In a device of the character indicated, a main frame, a head mattresssection pivotally supported at its rear end at the rear end of said mainframe and capable of being raised to a vertical position `to fo rm aseat' back or lowered to a horizontal position to form a bed section, ahorizontally arranged middle mattress section slidably mounted in saidmain frame in a 'plane below the plane occupied by the head section whenin a horizontal position, a supporting member n pivotally secured at oneend to said middle section and having its other end supported by themain frame and adapted to slide in themain frame when ,the middlesection is pulled out or shoved back into the main frame, means forarrestingy the forward movement of sa.i'd,supporting member so as tocause said supporting member to swing l up and raise the rear end of themiddle section and means for supportingthe front end ofthe middlesection. f

4. In a device of the character indicated, a main fra-me, tracksarranged in said main frame at each side thereof and extending fromthefront to therear thereof, a bar arranged in the main frame intermediateof' said tracks and 'extending from the front to the rear thereof, aheadmattress section pivotally supported in the main frame and capableof belng raised to a vertical position to forma seat back or lowered toa horizontal position to form a bed section, said head mattress sectionwhen in a horizontal posi;

tion occupying a plane a distance above said tracks, a horizontallyarranged middle mattress's'ection adapted when in said frame to `ireston saidtracks, a supporting member pivotally secured to the rear end ofsaid middle mattresss'eotionythe; lower end of saidsupporting 'member--being arranged: to

travel on the said bar, aspring connected to' said supporting-member andengaging `said bar and arrangedF to resiliently resist the folding ofsaid supporting member down on saidibar, means for arresting the forwardvmovement of the lower end of said supporting'member and means forsupporting the front end of said middle mattress section.

5. In a device of the character indicated, a main frame, tracks arrangedin said main frame at each side thereof and extending fromthe front tothe rear thereof, a pair of bars arranged vin the main frame intermedi-,atevof said tracks and extending from the mattress section adapted whenin said frame to be supported by said tracks, rollers arranged on thebottom of said middle mattress section and adapted to travel on saidtracks, a supporting member pivotally secured to the rear end' of saidmiddlemattress section, the lower end of said supporting member beingarranged to travel on the said bars and rest in said seats at the frontends of said. bars, a spring connected to said supporting member andenga-ging said bars and arranged to resiliently resist the folding ofsaid supporting member down on said bars and means for supporting thefront ond of said middle mattress section.

6. In a device of the character indicated. a main frame, a head mattresssection pivotally supported in said main frame and capable of beingraised to a vertical position to form a seat backor lowered to ahorizontal position to form a. bed section, a middle mut tress sectionslidably;` mounted in said main frame in a planebelow the plane occupiedby the head mattress section when said section is in a horizontalposition, means supported by the main frame and operatively connectedwith said middle section for raisingsaid middle section to the plane ofthe head section when said middle section is pulled out, meansoperatively connecting the head section and the middle section so thatthe pulling out of the middle section will draw the'head section downfrom its vertical position and the shoving back the middle section fwillraise the head section to its vertical position and means for supportingthe front end of said middle section.

7. In a'device of thecharacter indicated, amain framey'a headmattress-section pivotally supported at its'rear end at the rear end'ofsaid main frame and capable of being raised to a-yerticaljV positionxto form' asea-t back or lowered to a horizontal position to movement 0fsaid supporting member so as to cause said supporting member to swing upand raise the rear end of the middle section, means operativelyconnecting said middle section and said head section so that the pullingout of the middle section will draw the head section downfroin itsvertical position and the shoving back of the middle section will raisethe head section to its vertical position consistin of' a bar pivotallysecured near the mi dle of the head section at the side thereof which isdown when said head section is in a horizontal position and operativelyconnected to the middle section at the rear end thereof, means forsupporting the front end of said middle section, a foot mattress sectionhinged to said middle section and capable of being either folded over ontop of said middle section or folded down beyond said middle section toform a horizontal continuation of saidmiddle section and legsoperatively connected to the front end of said foot section.

8. In a device of the character indicated,

a main frame, a head mattress section pivotally supported at its rearend at the rear end of said main frame and capable of being raised to avertical position or lowered to a horizontal position, means forcounterbalancing said section so as to normally hold said section in aposition intermediate itsv vertical and horizontal positions, a middlemattress section-arranged to form a continu- 4ation of the head mattresssection when the head mattress section is in a horizontal position andmeans for locking the said sections together, said means comprising ahook pivotally secured at the rear end of the middle section and adaptedto engage with the front end of the head section, a strap arranged onsaid hook, a rod extending from the front end 'of the middle mattresssection to the rear end thereof, the inner end of said rod passingthrough said strap and a pin ar .ranged in the inner end of said rod topreventits withdrawal from said strap.

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In testimony whereof, I sign the forego- I ing specification, in thepresence of two witnesses.

THEODORE B. SCHULTE.

Witnesses:

VICTOR C. LYNCH, N. L. MCDONNELL.

